“If the Kingdom be Ruled According to the Tao”: Politics as “Eastern Wisdom” in Aleister Crowley’s Reception of the Daodejing

The fascination with the “Eastern Wisdom” exhibited among esoteric movements in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century is often understood as an interest in spirituality. Existing research has focused on how these movements took an interest in beliefs in doctrines like karma and reincarnati...

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Main Author: Nilsson, Johan (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2024
In: Numen
Year: 2024, Volume: 71, Issue: 1, Pages: 94-109
Further subjects:B Daodejing
B Daoism
B esotericism and politics
B Orientalism
B Aleister Crowley
B Religion And Politics
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